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The licensee of a Shepherd Neame pub close to the Olympic village is keeping Australians up-to-date on proceedings with a regular slot on national radio.
Frankie Colclough of the Eleanor Arms in Bow, East London is on the doorstep of the UK’s largest ever sports event and has been approached by ABC Radio to give some insight on the public mood.

As I write this the Olympics are well under way.
We have had the torch through Faversham, a memorable event but it seemed to be over very quickly until we all retired to local hostelries, the torch's progress through Kent was celebrated with our own special beer that was only available in pubs on its route.

Shepherd Neame beers have won a gold medal, a silver medal and a host of bronze medals in the Olympics of beer, the International Beer Challenge. In the tasting category Late Red Autumn Hop Ale won gold and Canterbury Jack silver, while another four beers brewed by Shepherd Neame, 1698 Bottle Conditioned Ale, Spitfire Premium Kentish Ale, Generation Ale and Asda Extra Special Whitechapel Porter, w

On Monday and Tuesday I and a couple of colleagues went to Suffolk to view the barley crops with some experts from the malting industry and the local farmers who have been giving the crop tender loving care since before Christmas.